Franklin D. Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor Address To The Nation

I chose Franklin D. Roosevelt's speech "Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation". Franklin Roosevelt delivered this speech December 8, 1941 in Washington, D.C. one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The President’s speech was to inform and to educate the public that the United States of American was deliberately attack by Naval and Air Forces of the Empire of Japan. The President of the United States of America delivered the speech to congress to let them know what was going on and what he planned to do. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the right person to give this speech to America because as the President and as Commander and Chief of the Army and Navy the people of America trust him and feel safe.
The attack on Pearl Harbor happened on December 7, 1942. The following day Franklin D. Roosevelt went before congress and informed them on the attack and asked for a Declaration of War. Roosevelt’s speech was short, only three minutes. There was no introduction of President Roosevelt. He went before Congress and got straight to the point. The video I watched …show more content…
The opening of the speech is very memorable. Roosevelt saying "a date which will live in infamy" is a very powerful statement. This speech was a very serious speech and humor would not have been appropriate to use during this time. The president used appropriate language for the audience and the situation. The speech was short, to the point and easy to understand. President Roosevelt had to give this speech in front of a live audience and the media. Watching President Roosevelt give this speech on the attack of Pearl Harbor gave me chills. It was a very serious and scary time and you can tell in his voice that there is something seriously